Books with title Paul's First Prayer

A tale of Victorian life. The story of a neglected street urchin Jessica, and the outcome of her simple faith when hearing about the hope of Christ. How do we react to the poor and needy? What does it mean for a minister to be a servant of God? How can our faith be integrated into our daily lives? These are all questions that are addressed in this book. An encouraging book about how the least of these among us can have the most powerful effect.

The sales of this story outpaced Alice in Wonderland by 10 times. Hesba Stretton was the pen name of Sarah Smith, and she was one of the most popular writers of the 19th century. This is Stretton's best-selling masterpiece relating a story that resonated with Charles Dickens who would become an editor for many of her works. Stretton had a heart for writing and a heart for the poorest of children.

Here is a collection of favorite, familiar prayers selected from Tasha Tudor's inspirational little book First Prayers, newly reissued in a special Life Favors edition. Tasha's delicate full-color artwork is showcased by a new jacket and interior design. Refreshed with a brand-new look, these prayers will once again inspire and delight Tasha Tudor fans, young and old.

A tale of Victorian life. The story of a neglected street urchin Jessica, and the outcome of her simple faith when hearing about the hope of Christ. How do we react to the poor and needy? What does it mean for a minister to be a servant of God? How can our faith be integrated into our daily lives? These are all questions that are addressed in this book. An encouraging book about how the least of these among us can have the most powerful effect.

Jessica's First Prayer is a heartwarming and socially conscious book about an impoverished child's struggle to find God and improve her fortunes. This edition includes the follow-on story; Jessica's Mother. Jessica is a bright and curious young soul living amidst grinding poverty in the industrialized London of the mid-19th century. Denied even the most basic comforts of life, she receives a regular pittance from a charity's coffee stall but has great trouble surviving in the abject squalor of the great metropolis. A chance meeting with two children of a minister leads Jessica to attend a church. The minister proves to be kindly, and asks that Jessica return and hear the words of God - so it is that Jessica begins to attend church regularly. Despite the trials of her existence, she manages to strengthen herself through belief in the divine, and begins to help others such as Daniel, the man who runs the coffee stall. When published in 1867, Jessica's First Prayer caused a sensation among the educated classes of English society for its unflinching depiction of poverty. The London of the time was the most bustling and wealthy city in the world, yet the limited response of society in the face of ballooning population and rapid social upheaval meant that many Londoners lived in abysmal circumstances. The simple but striking reminder of Christianity's core values of aiding the poor and the sick resonated with readers at the time.

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Hesba Stretton (1832-1911) was the nom de plume of Sarah Smith, an English author of children's literature. The name Hesba came from the initials of her siblings. She was the daughter of a bookseller from Wellington, Shropshire, but around about 1867 she moved south and lived at Snaresbrook and Loughton near Epping Forest and at Ham, near Richmond, Surrey. Her moral tales and semi-religious stories, chiefly for the young, were printed in huge quantities, and were especially widespread as school and Sunday school prizes, She won wide acceptance in English homes from the publication of "Jessica's First Prayer" in 1867.